The HOSPI Bike Ride

The Hospital to Hospital Bike Ride 

A charitable bike ride in aid of Wellington Children’s Hospital from Kenepuru to Wellington Hospital 
Presented by Wellington Hospitals & Health Foundation 
(Official charity for Wellington & Kenepuru Hospitals)

The ‘HOSPI’ Bike Ride is a 50 km fun event

The event is designed to raise funds for the Wellington Childrens Hospital. The opportunity to participate in a healthy activity whilst supporting one of the Regions premier and essential organisations is not to be missed.

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This exciting and established Wellington bike ride is now in its third year and  will again start at the Kenepuru Hospital in Porirua and finish at the Wellington Childrens Hospital in Newtown.

The event provides participants with an opportunity to support the Children’s Hospital through Wellington Hospital & Health Foundation whilst enjoying a scenic bike ride and enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle activity. Additionally discovering parts of the region participants they may never have visited before.

The event encompasss an interesting route over varying terrain ranging from flat to undulating and include three challenging hills. The route passes through Porirua, Tawa, Churton Park, Johnsonville, Makara Hill, and Karori, Northland, Brooklyn and continues around the beautiful Wellington coast via Owhiro Bay to Island Bay and into Newtown. The Hospi Bike Ride route is included in the excellent Wellington Region Cycling maps of Kapiti & Porirua and Wellington City & CBD.  

The event includes three options:

•         INDIVIDUAL:    An individual participants section riding the 50km
•         RELAY:             A relay section for recreational riders with an opportunity to cycle approximately 25km. 
          The relay changeover will be located near Makara School  
•         CORPORATE TEAMS:    A corporate section -  teams to consist of maximum 6 participants 
          with a minimum of 4 finishers to qualify for corporate section awards. 
          Team must wear "team uniform" and enter as a team.